Elastomeric body for a shaft bearing and shaft bearing

Abstract

An elastomeric body for a shaft bearing of a motor vehicle is suitable for arrangement in a gap between a bearing support and an inner body. The elastomeric body includes a first attachment leg, a second attachment leg, and a connecting portion interconnecting the first and second attachment legs. In embodiments, at least one of the first and second attachment legs has a plug-on groove that can be plugged onto the bearing support or the inner body in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner such that the plug-on groove encompasses the bearing support or the inner body. Embodiments of the concept further relate to a shaft bearing for a shaft of a motor vehicle.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An elastomeric body for a shaft bearing of a motor vehicle, the elastomeric body configured for arrangement in a gap between a bearing support and an inner body, and the elastomeric body comprising:
 a first attachment leg, 
 a second attachment leg, and 
 a connecting portion interconnecting the first and second attachment legs, 
 wherein at least one of the first and second attachment legs has a plug-on groove which can be plugged onto the bearing support or the inner body manner such that the plug-on groove encompasses the bearing support or the inner body; the plug-on groove has a first leg, a second leg, and a base interconnecting the first and second legs; the base has a first base portion and a second base portion; and the second base portion is pivotable with respect to the first base portion to widen the plug-on groove over an entire length of the bearing support or the inner body to plug on the plug-on groove onto the bearing support or the inner body in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner. 
 
     
     
       2. The elastomeric body according to  claim 1 , wherein a distance A between inner sides of the first and second legs is smaller than a width BL of the bearing support and/or a width BI of the inner body. 
     
     
       3. The elastomeric body according to  claim 1 , wherein the second base portion protrudes at an angle from the first attachment leg or the second attachment leg. 
     
     
       4. The elastomeric body according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one recess is introduced into corners of the plug-on groove. 
     
     
       5. The elastomeric body according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric body has an outer diameter DAE which is larger than an inner diameter DIL of the bearing support and that the elastomeric body has an inner diameter DIE which is smaller than an outer diameter DAI of the inner body. 
     
     
       6. The elastomeric body according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the attachment legs has a bushing. 
     
     
       7. The elastomeric body according to  claim 1 , wherein one of the attachment legs has at least one protruding rubber abutment. 
     
     
       8. A shaft bearing for a shaft of a motor vehicle, the shaft bearing comprising: an inner body, a bearing support forming a gap that surrounds the inner body and is attachable to a motor vehicle part, and an elastomeric body according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
       9. The shaft bearing according to  claim 8 , wherein the bearing support or the inner body is made of plastic or an extruded profile.